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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 312,919, dated February24,` 1885.

Application filed April 18, 1884.

To all whom it may concern:

Beitknown that I, ALvIN E. SrnrHnNsoN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Charlestown, in the county of Portage and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in FeneePosts; and Ido declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description oftheinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures ot' referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

rIhis invention relates to fence-posts; and it consists in the novelconstruction and arrangement of the several parts, as will behereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of the post ready for theinsertion of the rail. Fig. 2 is a similar view with the rails in place,the latter being shown in section.. Fig. 3 is a view of the post withthe rails removed. Fig. 4 is a detail view of thc hanger. Fig. 5

is a view of the lockingbail, all ot' which will.

be described.

The main post A may be of ordinary eonstruction. The clamping-bar B issuspended alongside the post so it may be swung down against the same,and is connected therewith by means of hangers C, pivoted at theiropposite ends to the posts and bar. These hangers are made of a suitablelength to hold the clamping-bar when in the elevated position shown inFig. 1 out away from the post a suftcient distance to permit theinsertion of the ends o f the rails. Any desired number of these hangersmay be used, and they may be made of any suitable number or form, thoughin practice I prefer to make them ot' rectangular wire loops, havingtheir sides extended between the post and bar on opposite sides ot'same, and their ends jonrnaled in the said parts, as will be understoodfrom Fig. 4.

I In operation the clamping-bar is raised to the position shown in Fig.l, and the ends of (No model.)

the rails are inserted between said bar and the post, when theclamping-bar will fall to the position shown in Fig. 2, and the railswill be clamped by their own weight in place on the post. I preferablysupport said rails against the hangers, as shown, though some oftherails need not be so supported, but will be held by the clamping action,as will obviously appear. The locking bail or bails D are pivotedA atone end to the post and looped at their opposite ends over the clampingbar. Vvvhen the rails have been placed as shown in Fig. 2, a wedge, d,is driven between the outer side of the clamping bar and the cross barat the swinging end of the bail, and the clampingber is locked firmlyagainst the rails, binding saine firmly in position, and preventing anyslipping of the parts by reason of any jarring or shaking of the fence.The hangers C O, it will be noticed, are arranged at the opposite endsof the clamping-bar and the clamping bail or bails D intermediatebetween such hangers, so that the clamping or binding aetion ofthe wedgewill be given approximately midway the length of the clamping-bar, andbe equally distributed throughout the length of the saine.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent,

The fence-post hereinbefore described, consisting of the main post orbar A, the clamping-bar B, the hangers O, arranged at opposite ends ot'and pivoted to the clampingbar andl to the main bar A, alocking bail orbails, D, arranged intermediate the hangers, having one end pivoted tothe main bar A and its other end extended around and moving freely uponthe clamping-bar,and a clamping-wedge, d, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALVIN Il. STEPlIlENSON. Witnesses:

H. M. WRIGHT, JOHN MEHANG.

